Meet us where the pizza is served Chicago-style
In every passionate discussion about the best deep-dish pizza in Chicago, this pizzeria makes the list.
Lou Malnati’s served its first heaping slice of cheesy pizza on March 17, 1971, when Lou and Jean Malnati opened their first pizzeria in Lincolnwood. Despite opening an Italian restaurant in a Jewish neighborhood on St. Patrick’s Day, people lined up around the blog for a slice.
After Lou passed away in 1978, his sons, Marc and Rick, joined their mother in the family business. Together, they honored Lou’s legacy by continuing the tradition of scratch-made pizza using hand-selected vine-ripened tomatoes from California and a secret family recipe for the famed buttery crust.
Today, you can find Lou Malnati’s Pizzerias across Illinois, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Indiana, including two locations that we love in Oak Park and Broadview.
Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria Oak Park is open Monday through Thursday from 11am to 11pm, Friday and Saturday from 11am to midnight, and Sunday from 11am to 10pm.
The Broadview Lou Malnati’s location is open Monday through Thursday from 4:30pm to 9:30pm, Friday and Saturday from 11:30am to 10:30pm, and Sunday from 11:30 to 8:30pm.
The Malnati Chicago Classic pizza made with lean sausage, extra cheese, vine-ripened tomato sauce, and world-famous buttercrust start at about $12 for a personal-sized pan and $30 for a large pizza.
Beyond the organic ingredients like local, dairy-made cheese and hand-picked tomatoes, Lou Manati’s Pizzeria has long prided itself on the most important ingredient of all: dedicated team members.
At any Malnati’s, you’ll find a welcoming staff. In fact, across this pizzeria empire with more than 75 locations, 15 percent of the employees have been with Lou’s for more than ten years.
The Oak Park Lou Malnati’s location is at 1038 Lake Street. It’s just a five-minute walk from both the Harlem/Lake Stop on the CTA Green Line and the Oak Park Stop on the Union Pacific West Railway.
The Broadview pizzeria is located at 7550 Broadview Village Square. It’s just a 20-minute drive west of Chicago.
